# 1961–62 Mexican Segunda División season

The 1961–62 Mexican Segunda División was the 12th season of the Mexican Segunda División. The season started on 17 June 1961 and concluded on 14 January 1962. It was won by UNAM.

## Changes

* Nacional was promoted to Primera División.
* Celaya was relegated from Primera División.
* Cruz Azul and Veracruz joined the league.
* Cuautla, Querétaro, Salamanca, San Luis, Valladolid and Vasco de Quiroga have dissolved.

## Teams

| Club | City | Stadium |
| Cataluña | Torreón | Estadio San Isidro |
| Celaya | Celaya | Estadio Miguel Alemán Valdés |
| Cruz Azul | Jasso | Estadio 10 de Diciembre |
| La Piedad | La Piedad | Estadio Juan N. López |
| Laguna | Torreón | Estadio San Isidro |
| Orizaba | Orizaba | Estadio Socum |
| Pachuca | Pachuca | Estadio Revolución Mexicana |
| Poza Rica | Poza Rica | Parque Jaime J. Merino |
| Refinería Madero | Ciudad Madero | Estadio Tampico |
| Tepic | Tepic | Estadio Nicolás Álvarez Ortega |
| Texcoco | Texcoco | Estadio Municipal de Texcoco |
| U. de N.L. | Monterrey | Estadio Tecnológico |
| UNAM | Mexico City | Estadio Olímpico Universitario |
| Veracruz | Veracruz | Parque Deportivo Veracruzano |
| Ciudad Victoria | Ciudad Victoria | Estadio Marte R. Gómez |
| Zamora | Zamora | Estadio Moctezuma |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | UNAM (C, P) | 30 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 78 | 40 | +38 | 45 | Promotion to Primera División |
| 2 | Refinería Madero | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 69 | 31 | +38 | 43 | |
| 3 | Poza Rica | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 60 | 34 | +26 | 43 | |
| 4 | Cruz Azul | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 63 | 45 | +18 | 36 | |
| 5 | Zamora | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 33 | |
| 6 | Ciudad Victoria | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 51 | 44 | +7 | 30 | |
| 7 | Texcoco | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 54 | 57 | −3 | 30 | |
| 8 | Pachuca | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 48 | 51 | −3 | 30 | |
| 9 | Orizaba | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 51 | 65 | −14 | 29 | |
| 10 | Celaya | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 37 | 44 | −7 | 27 | |
| 11 | Tepic | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 44 | 55 | −11 | 27 | |
| 12 | Veracruz | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 26 | |
| 13 | U. de N.L. | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 49 | 59 | −10 | 24 | |
| 14 | Laguna | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 37 | 52 | −15 | 21 | |
| 15 | La Piedad | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 31 | 59 | −28 | 20 | |
| 16 | Cataluña | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 36 | 68 | −32 | 16 | |

## Results

| Home \ Away | CAT | CEL | CAZ | LPD | LAG | ORI | PAC | PZR | RMA | TEP | TEX | UNL | UNM | VER | VIC | ZAM |
| Cataluña | — | 1–3 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–6 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 |
| Celaya | 0–0 | — | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 |
| Cruz Azul | 3–2 | 2–1 | — | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 7–1 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 5–4 | 2–2 |
| La Piedad | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Laguna | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | — | 5–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Orizaba | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | — | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 |
| Pachuca | 5–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–1 |
| Poza Rica | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 5–0 | — | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Refinería Madero | 6–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | — | 3–1 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 |
| Tepic | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | — | 5–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Texcoco | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 4–4 | 3–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| U. de N.L. | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | — | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| UNAM | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 6–2 | 6–4 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 7–0 | — | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| Veracruz | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | — | 1–2 | 0–1 |
| Ciudad Victoria | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 7–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 |
| Zamora | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 7–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — |